False Harmonica Beliefs...
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Before you start playing harmonica you might have some beliefs about the instrument that aren’t true. I’ve asked my students what they thought about harp before they started playing it and we came up with these 3 most common misconceptions about harmonica…
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I began playing in the mid 70's and now, in retirement, I'm really digging in, but the harder I work, the more challenging it seems, lending credibility to Tomlin's assertion that the harmonica is a serious instrument.
I like "the harder I work, the more challenging it seems". That's what I love about it. I started when I was 61. Been at it almost 9 years now. I relish the new challenges confronted with every day. Keep it up.
Through the heart I play, my whole experience is constantly changing expanding, everyone has a personal signature style, take what you can and go , keep playing
I'm 18 I got a hohner special 20 for my birthday back in march
Great choice, not just for beginners, just a great harp.
I'm so jealous right now.😅
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's probably the holiest (hole-y-est) instrument.
A big belief in the harmonica community that was forced upon me when I was younger is that you have to sound like the most popular harmonica player of any given genre in order to see any sort of "success" in that genre. I had an identity crisis as a player for years because I wanted to have a versatile playing style like Terry McMillan as a session player and people would tell me that I needed to sound like Little Walter or Charlie McCoy instead if I want to play blues or country harmonica. I think we shouldn't fit new players into boxes as it limits a lot of the creativity that a lot of people have. We as musicians shouldn't limit ourselves to one embouchre style, one harmonica model, or even one genre one plays. I mostly identify as a country player, but I also play gospel, blues, pop, and rock. People would also tell me "there's no such thing as style" when I said want to play like Terry McMillan. If that's true, how come new harmonica players want to sound like Little Walter or John Popper? There's this saying from Charlie McCoy I like to quote all the time saying, "try to figure out something that's your own. We already had Little Walter and he was perfect. We already had Toots Thielemans and he was perfect." This should apply for anybody who wants to start out with any instrument, not just harmonica players. If we all liked the same things, then life would be boring.
Hay tomlin you forgot to mention it's a great lil instrument when u start out , slip it in your pocket and away u go 😁 but once that addiction takes hold and the live performances start then comes the microphones ,amplifiers, pedals ,case full of harps, all the different keys, special tuning harps chromatics, diatonic and more 😂 but it's a great lil instrument, I love it , and at the end of the gig we can still laugh at the drummer who is still packing up while we're in the bar😂😂😂 no offence drummers we need and love u too 😁
Hey Goddy, you pegged my life Exactly right down to the Drummer 😂😂 what about the box of old broken harps also the repair & customizing tools 🤣🤣
@@petervandenheuvel1417 🤣🤣🤣that's why I put , and more 🤣🤣🤣 not to forget the box of microphone leads that u really should throw out but u have no idea where they came from, how u got them , do they actually work and are they mic leads ...arr well I'll keep them just incase 🤣🤣🤣
@@nealakagoddy7191 So a parallel universe does exist 😃😃
Thanks Tom
Bob Dylan is actually very well versed on harmonica he doesn't just suck and blow all the time as some might think it's just your not gonna hear it on his famous tracks
True but I think sometimes it's a great skill for a musician to play for the song & not over complicated things, even if they can.
I’m 67 and have been trying to play all my life and still can’t play , you have to have some sort of god given talent
James do yourself a favor mate Buy a Special 20 Harp & some beginner lessons from Tomlin & you will find the god given talent. Spend half an hour a day on the Harp, at 67 you should have half an hour a day for yourself, (within two weeks you will be kicking butt) it really helps if you like the Blues
Here's a fun little challenge for you Tomlin: pick any Dylan song and perform it your way with your guitar, voice and harmonica. You do play guitar well enough. Surely you can sing as well as Bob. And your harmonica skills are way above his. Bob did the hardest part: compose an amazing melody and combine it with suoerb poetry. You in? 😉🍀❤️
I have never understood the fascination with Bob Dylan. Can't stand to listen to him. Great wordsmith or not. But what do I know?
Love love love Dylan’s music - don’t think I could do it justice
@@TomlinHarmonicaYes! Just a fun way to point out that Dylan is not an harmonicist, nor a singer or a guitarist. He is the sum of many parts, like many great artists. Not a virtuoso by any means. But it never was about that. You get it. ❤
@@MrSpanky2001 You know what you like or don't like To each their own. Anyone can dislike even the most adulated artists. I for one can't stand U2. ✌️
@31416 I love U2's early stuff but it went downhill pretty quickly, for me they're very overrated. There's a few bands like that, did something incredible to start with, then seem to get credit for it with all the mediocre music after.
The fourth needed addressed 😅
The good thing about the simpler techniques is that it gives you the feeling that you can actually get there. And you might.
Some of the fancier players are a little discouraging in this department.
I'm 42. Just started playing last week. Trying to figure out how to isolate those single notes properly. The tongue blocking technique feels strange. I'm finding more success with lip pursing but I'm slightly tilting the harmonica upward which sort of causes my bottom lip to block the holes on the right and left corners of my mouth. It's probably not what would be considered correct technique, but it's what makes most sense for me.
2 draw is much easier to do if you angle the harp up and draw out of the top of the hole.
I think you are on the right track. There is a subtype of lip pursing called "deep relaxed mouth position." Take a look at some videos by Jon Gindick (@jamcamp06) or Luke (@Harmonicacom)
Jij bent puur en eerlijk wat je zegt kleine gaatjes klopt ok speel de scosover harmonica ik erg veel lucht over ik nu voor sedylharmonica low? G
Bedankt voor jou bericht ik ben vanplan een seydel harmonica Low Low G te kopen in duitsland in nederland is het erg moeilijk om te kopen domme mensen in Nederland ik woon in nijmegen luek ,maar liever terug in canada gr Rob
Dear Tomlin, thanks again for your tutorials, but..! I cannot
Lay play any russian songs on diatonic without bends - a minor not possible
I'm 148 and just started...I can play Kumbyah...pretty badly...
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At some point haulingguitar and tube amp to jams is getting seriously old ;-) So harp is perfect. Stick it it in your pocket or throw a few in a small bag.
Hi Tomlin. Harmonicas are the invisible instrument. You can't see them and neither can I by watching you play. Think about it. 😉
I certainly hope that #2 is not true. I started at 73.
59 here
I was given a hohner blues harp in G years ago and always HAD the need to learn!
Lmfao it's small so it's easy to play? I have been playing for a while and am not even close to your level Tomlin, what an utterly ridiculous thing to say, hilarious though. Would love to hear that guys concert. 😅
A good musician once told me, most instruments are easy to play, they're difficult to play well. Harp you can pick one up, improv & it might not sound bad but I find all the advanced stuff really tricky.
You have large jaw muscles...Is this because you play harmonica?
@chrisblenkinsopp8588 : No he does not have large jaw muscles. What you see is the bone feature known as the Angulus mandibulae, which is the transition of the Ramus mandibulae to the Corpus mandibulae. Each Angulus mandibulae is rather prominent in Tomlin's lower jaw bone. The jaw muscle that you think you are seeing is the Musculus masseter which has its insertion on a rough area (called the Tuberositas masseterica) on the lateral side of the Angulus mandibulae. The actual M. masseter has its belly located between the Angulus mandibulae and the Arcus zygomaticus. It is usually only visible when a person is biting down hard onto something -- and that is NOT something you do when playing the harmonica.
@@docsharmonicablues Thanks for that rather bewildering reply!! I was not being rude or personal. just wondering.
@@chrisblenkinsopp8588 Now you know! I realize that not everyone knows the detailed anatomy of the face, so I thought you might find it (sort of) informative.
@@chrisblenkinsopp8588 haha, I thought the same thing... Sounds more like a Forensic Pathologist analysis... :)
:-) It is just a visual result of a young man, still being slim.